Understanding Strategies to Reduce the Impact of Non-urgent Visits to the Pediatric Emergency Department
Consistent definitions of non-urgent visits and standardized outcome measures may allow for more precise comparisons between studies. We identify 3 commonly employed strategies that may help reduce the impact of non-urgent visits on the PED.
Authors
- Erica McDonald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3035-2886)
- Steven P. Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9102-9105)
- Garth Meckler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6057-0465)
- Kelly Nguyen
- Quynh Doan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8435-7837)
- Brett Burstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1107-9514)
- Jessica Moe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9557-1671)
Institutions
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Montreal Children's Hospital (CA)
- McGill University Health Centre (CA)
- Vancouver General Hospital (CA)
- BC Centre for Disease Control (CA)
- BC Children's Hospital (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Emergency Care
- Published
- 2024-12-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/pec.0000000000003306
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.76